1520 – Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575)
1811 – Vissarion Belinsky, Sveaborg Finland, Russian author (Literary Review)
1882 – Floris H L Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp
1900 – Ruby Dandridge [Ruby Jean Butler], American actress (Father of the Bride), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 1987)
1907 – Canada Lee [Leonard Canegata], African-American actor (Lost Boundaries), born in NYC, New York (d. 1952)
1918 – Frank Wigglesworth, American composer (The Willowdale Handcar), born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1996)
1956 – Stephanie McCallum, Australian concert pianist and educator, born in Sydney
1965 – A J Sager, pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Columbus, Ohio
1974 – Paula Malai Ali, Malaysian-Bruneian TV Presenter and Actress
1975 – Danica McKellar, actress (Winnie Cooper-Wonder Years) [or Jan 3]
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 2nd March 2022
1793 – Sam Houston, American born 1st President of Republic of Texas (1836-38, 1841-44) who helped bring Texas into the United States as a constituent state, born in Rockbridge County, Virginia (d. 1863)
1842 – Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer (d. 1914)
1862 – Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (d. 1916)
1915 – Lona Andre [Launa Anderson], American actress (Death in the Air, Case of Baby Sitter), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1992)
1925 – Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis [Charles Thompson], American blues musician (Cold Hands), born in Tippo, Mississippi (d. 1995)
1927 – Witold Szalonek, Polish composer (Satire), educator, and musicologist, born in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland (d. 2001)
1934 – Bernard Rands, composer (Wildtrack), born in Sheffield, England
1943 – (Daniel) Tony Meehan, British rock drummer (Vipers; Drifters: Shadows), born in Hampstead, North West London, England (d. 2005)
1951 – Cassie Yates, Macon Ga, actress (Osterman Weekend, Dynasty)
1971 – Elizabeth Lackey, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 1st March 2022
1831 – Hiram Bronson Granbury, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864)
1886 – Oskar Kokoschka, Russia/Austrian/British, painter (Erasmus Prize 1960)
1910 – David Niven, British actor (Casino Royale, The Pink Panther), born in London, England (d. 1983)
1911 – Harry Golombek, British chess grandmaster and author (3-time British champion), born in London, England (d. 1995)
1926 – Pete Rozelle, American football executive (NFL Commissioner 1960-89), born in South Gate, California (d. 1996)
1943 – Benjamin W Jipcho, Mt Elgon Kenya, 3K steeplechase (Olympic silver 1972)
1944 – John B Breaux, (Rep-D-LA, 1972-88)
1946 – Gerry Boulet, French Canadian singer (d. 1990)
1952 – Brian Winters, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1976, 78; Milwaukee Bucks) and coach (Vancouver Grizzlies; Golden State Warriors), born in Rockaway, New York
1977 – Rod White, American archer (Olympic gold team 1996, bronze 2000), born in Sharon, Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays for 28th February 2022
1724 – George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)
1822 – Matthew Duncan Ector, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1879)
1901 – Linus Pauling, American chemist and peace activist (Nobel 1954, 1962), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1994)
1908 – Alexander Golitzen, American art director (d. 2005)
1910 – Roman Maciejewski, Polish composer (Requiem – Missa pro defunctis), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1988)
1920 – Jim Olin, American politician (Rep-D-VA, 1983-93), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2006)
1945 – Ronnie Rosman, American rock organist, and accordion player (Tommy James and The Shondells – “I Think We’re Alone Now”; “Crystal Blue Persuasion”), born in Greensburg, PA
1952 – Cristina Raines [Tina Herazo], actress (Sentinel), born in Manila, Philippines
1975 – Mike Rucker, American football player
1980 – Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 27th February 2022
1711 – Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769)
1880 – Angelina Weld Grimke, American journalist, teacher and playwright (Harlem Renaissance), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1958)
1897 – G Paul H Schuitema, graphic designer/photographer (System-O-Color)
1913 – Frank Allaun, British MP (L)
1919 – Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, composer
1923 – Chuck Wayne [Jagelka], America session and bebop jazz guitarist (Woody Herman’s First Herd; George Shearing Quintet; Gil Evans; Tony Bennett), born in New York City (d. 1997)
1925 – Richard AFM Auwerda, Dutch journalist/writer
1928 – Josh Greenfeld, American author and screenwriter (A Child Called Noah), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
1946 – Mary-Claire King, American human geneticist (breast cancer genes), born in Evanston, Illinois
1980 – Bobby Valentino, American singer, born in Jackson, Mississippi
Famous Birthdays for 26th February 2022
1588 – Nicolaus Erich, German composer (d. 1631)
1837 – Charles Woeste, Belgian count, Minister of Justice, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1922)
1882 – Walter Lucht, German artillery general (WW I/WW II)
1898 – Julien de Valckenaere, Flemish writer
1908 – Leela Majumdar, Bengali writer (d. 2007)
1958 – Greg Germann, American actor, born in Houston, Texas
1958 – Tim Kaine, US Senator (D-Vir) and 2016 Democratic nominee for Vice President, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1973 – Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian football player and manager, born in Kristiansund, Norway
1976 – Nikolaos Siranidis, Greek diver, born in Athens, Greece
1977 – Tim Thomas, American NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), born in Paterson, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 25th February 2022
1794 – Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam
1809 – George Washington Cullom, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1892)
1900 – Hartzell “Tiny” Parham, American jazz pianist, theater organist, and bandleader, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (d. 1943)
1907 – Shimen Ruskin, Polish actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time), born in Vilna, Russian Empire (d. 1976)
1939 – Marisa Mell, Graz Austria, actress (Masquerade, Casanova ’70)
1941 – Ramon Pagayon Santos, composer
1947 – Anne Beatts, American comedy writer (National Lampoon magazine; Saturday Night Live, 1975-79; Square Pegs), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2021)
1954 – Steve Rixon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85)
1975 – Hercules Kyvelos, boxer (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
1986 – James and Oliver Phelps, British identical twin actors (Harry Potter films), born in the Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England
Famous Birthdays for 24th February 2022
1837 – Rosalía de Castro, Santiago de Compostela Galician writer and poet (‘Séculos Escuros’) (d. 1885)
1852 – George A Moore, Irish painter/novelist (Esther Waters)
1866 – Hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (6 x Olympic gold, 3 x silver 1900, 20), born in Elewijt, Belgium (d. 1961)
1885 – Chester Nimitz, American admiral who commanded the US Pacific fleet in World War II, born in Fredericksburg, Texas (d. 1966)
1910 – Arthur Hazlerigg, British peer and cricketer (d. 2002)
1932 – Andrew Jacobs Jr, American politician (Rep-D-IN, 1965-73, 75-97), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2013)
1948 – Walter Smith, Scottish football manager (Rangers, Everton; Scotland 2004-07), born in Lanark, Scotland (d. 2021)
1951 – Derek Randall, cricketer (England batsman and animated cover fieldsman)
1973 – Jordan Jovtchev, Bulgarian gymnast
1982 – Nick Blackburn, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 23rd February 2022
1723 – Richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791)
1899 – Erich Kästner, German writer (d. 1974)
1918 – Richard G. Butler, American fascist (d. 2004)
1930 – Jef Geeraerts, Flemish writer (Black Venus)
1933 – Donna J. Stone, American poet (Wielder of Words), born in Ohio (d. 1994)
1937 – Tom Osborne, college football coach
1939 – Esteban “Steve” Jordan, American conjunto, Tejano, rock and jazz accordion player, born in Elsa, Texas (d. 2010)
1951 – Nicholas Kenyon, controller (BBC Radio 3)
1966 – Didier Queloz, Swiss astronomer (discovered 1st exoplanet), 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics, born in Switzerland
1982 – Karan Singh Grover, Indian actor, born in New Delhi, India
Famous Birthdays for 22nd February 2022
1514 – Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah)
1907 – Robert Young, American actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby, M.D.), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1998)
1919 – Tahia Carioca, Egyptian actress and belly dancer (Watch out for Zouzou), born in Egypt (d. 1999)
1929 – James Hong, American-Chinese actor (The New Adventures of Charlie Chan), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1932 – Ted Kennedy, American politician (US Senator (D)-Massachusetts, 1962- 2009), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2009)
1940 – Chet Walker, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1964, 66, 67, 70, 71, 73, 74; NBA C’ship 1967, Philadelphia 76ers; Chicago Bulls), born in Bethlehem, Mississippi
1948 – Dennis Awtrey, American NBA center (Chicago Bulls, Suns), born in Hollywood, California
1962 – Mark Arm [McLaughlin], American grunge rock singer-songwriter, (Green River; Mudhoney), born at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
1966 – Brad Edwards, American NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons), born in Lumberton, North Carolina
1968 – James Allison, British Formula 1 Technical Director of Mercedes-AMG, born in Louth, Lincolnshire